Akore (Kazakh: Ақөре), known as "Kalininskoye" until 1993, is a settlement in Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center and only settlement of the Akore rural district (KATO code - 35403310).[1] Population: 519 (2009 Census results);[2] 1,079 (1999 Census results).[2][3]

Akore
Ақөре
Akore is located in Kazakhstan
Akore
Akore
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 50°08′57″N 74°34′20″E / 50.14917°N 74.57222°E / 50.14917; 74.57222
CountryKazakhstan
RegionKaraganda Region
DistrictBukhar-Zhyrau District
Population
 (2009)
 • Total519
Time zoneUTC+6
Postcode
100402

History

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The settlement named Bogorodskoye was founded in 1908. In 1925 it was renamed Kalininskoye.[4]

Geography

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Akore lies in the Kazakh Uplands about 60 kilometers (37 mi) to the northeast of the district capital Botakara. Lake Saumalkol lies 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) to the south. The Karaganda — Semizbughy highway passes near the village.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "База КАТО". Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
  2. ^ a b "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года" (PDF). Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-13.
  4. ^ Қарағанды. Қарағанды облысы Мәтін: энциклопедия/ бас ред. Р. Н. Нұрғалиев — Алматы: Қазақ Совет энциклопедиясы, 1990. — 631 б., п., фотосурет., карта. — 20 000 дана. — 5-89800-011-9
  5. ^ "M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ^ Google Earth.